Senior Character Artist

Location: Remote, PST hours

Schedule

40 hours/week, Mon-Fri

Pay

Compensation Range: $100 - 120 per hour

About the role

Partner with leading industry visionaries at a top streaming company to craft next-generation 3D character assets. You will leverage cutting-edge game engines and AI workflows to push the boundaries of visual fidelity in high-profile digital experiences. This opportunity puts your artistic craftsmanship at the center of a dynamic production pipeline where your creative vision directly elevates the final product.

Responsibilities

• Create original and technically sound character art.
• Strategically partner and plan with Design and Technical Art to achieve highly creative, visually-stunning characters.
• Translate concept and reference artwork into 3D, efficiently and within game engine specifications.
• Ensure that the high-quality aesthetic and technical bar established by the Art Director is achieved.
• Research, develop, and present new methods, techniques, and tools that push art quality to the next level, including AI workflows.
• Help implement basic environment art assets at times.

Time Spent on Daily Tasks:

• 45% Character Modeling/texturing
• 25% External Character art ingestion/implementation
• 20% Character Tech art support
• 10% Environment art implementation and tech art support

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of high-resolution modeling.
• Expert knowledge of texturing, baking, lighting, and color theory.
• Expert knowledge of game character tech.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine and related tools including Metahuman.
• Strong understanding of PBR materials and shaders.
• Expert knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, or other industry standard software.
• Strong understanding of form and aesthetics.
• Experience with feedback and review with external development vendors.
• Demonstrate the ability to translate 2D concept to 3D.

Nice to Haves

• Experience creating hair and cloth with physics.
• Experience with hard surface modeling.
• Experience with creature modeling.
• Experience with AI workflows.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• AD&D and life insurance offerings
• Short-term disability
• 401K plan

(All benefits are based on eligibility.)